Madouri is a small uninhabited island in the Ionian Sea

Ionian Sea

The Ionian Sea , is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea. It is bounded by southern Italy including Calabria, Sicily and the Salento peninsula to the west, southern Albania to the north, and a large number of Greek islands, including Corfu, Zante, Kephalonia, Ithaka, and...

, near Lefkada

Lefkada

Lefkada, or Leucas or Leucadia , is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea on the west coast of Greece, connected to the mainland by a long causeway and floating bridge. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Lefkada . It is situated on the northern part of the island,...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

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About the island

Located in the Ionian Sea, Madouri is west of the town Nydri

Nydri

Nydri is a town located in the eastern part of the island of Lefkada, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit Ellomenos. It is linked with a road linking with Vasiliki and north to Lefkada and with the GR-42 with the mainland...

 on the island of Lefkada

Lefkada

Lefkada, or Leucas or Leucadia , is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea on the west coast of Greece, connected to the mainland by a long causeway and floating bridge. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Lefkada . It is situated on the northern part of the island,...

. To the east on the Greek mainland is Aetolia-Acarnania

Aetolia-Acarnania

Aetolia-Acarnania is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is located in the western part of Greece; the regional unit is a combination of the geographic regions Aetolia and Acarnania. Its capital is Missolonghi for historical reasons, with its biggest...

. It is part of the municipality of Ellomenos

Ellomenos

Ellomenos is a former municipality on the island of Lefkada, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lefkada, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the southeastern part of the island, and has a land area of 56.017 km². Its...

. The island is heavily forested. It offers a view of the Greek coast and neighboring islands such as Skorpios

Skorpios

Skorpios is a private island in the Ionian Sea off the western coast of Greece and just to the east of the island of Lefkada. The 2001 census reported a population of two inhabitants...

. The island is about 400 meter in diameter.

This privately owned island is in the possession of the Valaoritis family. It was the place where Aristotelis Valaoritis

Aristotelis Valaoritis

Aristotelis Valaoritis was a Greek poet and politician. He was also the great-grandfather of Nanos Valaoritis, one of the most distinguished writers of Greece.-Biography:...

, a 19th century poet, grew up. The current owner is the distinguished writer Nanos Valaoritis

Nanos Valaoritis

Nanos Valaoritis is one of the most distinguished writers in Greece today. He has been widely published as a poet, novelist and playwright since 1939, and his correspondence with George Seferis has been a bestseller...

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External links

• Madouri on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)